Egypt vs Greenland
Greenland is 2.14 times larger than Egypt. Egypt would fit into Greenland about 2.1 times.
EgyptGreenlandEgypt moved onto Greenland · Equal-area projection
0.47×
Egypt is 0.47× the area of Greenland. Put the other way, Greenland is 2.14× the size of Egypt.
| Egypt | Greenland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 2,166,086 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 56,831 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 0.03 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Nuuk |
| Region | Northern Africa | Northern America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× its true area; Greenland at 73° N is stretched to 11.8×. That difference is why Greenland looks so much bigger than it is next to Egypt. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Egypt bigger than Greenland?
- No. Egypt is 2.14 times smaller than Greenland. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Greenland covers 2,166,086 km².
- How many times does Egypt fit into Greenland?
- About 2.1 times: Greenland has 2.14× the area of Egypt.
- Why do Egypt and Greenland look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× its true area there and Greenland about 11.8×. That is why Greenland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Egypt. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Egypt or Greenland?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 56,831. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Greenland 0.03 per km².